Poetry is not my cup of tea. I realised this fact early in my life. When I was growing up, I loved regional poetry. Learning to read and write in Telugu at home and school, I read prevalent Telugu poetry. My first exposure was to the poetry of Yogi Vemana…

Guntakal has been a six-point junction and divisional headquarters since 1953 and is one of the most profitable divisions in Indian Railways. It has lines to Mumbai, Vasco da Gama, Hyderabad, Howrah, Bangalore, and Chennai. Trains from east to west and north to south cross here. The station is bustling…

Everyone knows him as DGK. I am sure many would not know his complete name. You find him sitting in a chair on the patio of his house in deep thought. While thinking, he strokes his right hand over hair strands on the head as if smoothing them from habit and…

I went to Raj’s house for a sleepover as his parents were away. I was in a deep sleep and woke up suddenly when I heard the doorbell. My watch showed me the time as 5 am. I got up and went to the main door to check on the…

Any rework is messy. But rework is an art. Consider the example of automobiles. I have seen many cars ready for scarp after the accidents. But these entirely mutilated cars look bright and beautiful after rework because of some skilful workers in the body shops. They know what to do…

On our second day at Maui, we decided to visit Makena beach. After a sumptuous breakfast, we loaded our swim gear and beach chairs in the car’s boot and set out to Makena beach. The drive to Kihei was picturesque — manicured gardens, lovely flower beds and well laid out…

Life is a journey, not a destination — The Road to Hana proves this adage. The Road to Hana is one of the most exciting road travel I have undertaken in the last few years. I include this journey in the five beautiful experiences in my life: vulcanoes National park…

I am a big movie buff and have loved watching movies since childhood. The film screening was in analogue mode, and the film’s length was in ‘reels’. The size of a movie would vary between fifteen to sixteen ‘reels’, and a movie with twenty reels was scarce. A ten-inch ‘reel’…

We had a considerable challenge in selecting a toilet for a manufacturing organisation employing two hundred persons. We had to choose between three seats: an Indian squat seat, a western seat and a hybrid seat. In the first case, we squat. Squatting is considered healthier for bowel movements, and many Indians…